best PFC tuner in the NW?
08-14-09, 11:18 PM
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08-16-09, 04:47 PM
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The two cars that blew at the last Kan session, one was running 0-40 oil on a fresh rebuild with a GT40.... Great idea.
The other was a 20b that hadn't been run, had a half-assed non-seq setup with the turbos spinning opposite directions, no nuts on the motor mounts, and hadn't been run before the session. That was evident when at WOT it would only rev to 4k because the throttle cable wasn't tight enough... All in all the moral of the story is pick the right person to build your car and listen to the tuner!
The other was a 20b that hadn't been run, had a half-assed non-seq setup with the turbos spinning opposite directions, no nuts on the motor mounts, and hadn't been run before the session. That was evident when at WOT it would only rev to 4k because the throttle cable wasn't tight enough... All in all the moral of the story is pick the right person to build your car and listen to the tuner!
08-16-09, 05:13 PM
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The two cars that blew at the last Kan session, one was running 0-40 oil on a fresh rebuild with a GT40.... Great idea.
The other was a 20b that hadn't been run, had a half-assed non-seq setup with the turbos spinning opposite directions, no nuts on the motor mounts, and hadn't been run before the session. That was evident when at WOT it would only rev to 4k because the throttle cable wasn't tight enough... All in all the moral of the story is pick the right person to build your car and listen to the tuner!
The other was a 20b that hadn't been run, had a half-assed non-seq setup with the turbos spinning opposite directions, no nuts on the motor mounts, and hadn't been run before the session. That was evident when at WOT it would only rev to 4k because the throttle cable wasn't tight enough... All in all the moral of the story is pick the right person to build your car and listen to the tuner!
Your leaving out the most important facts and I am sure some things you did not know. The car had sat for 2 years after it left my hands, incomplete and needing work. I told Bob myself several times it still needed work after being built on a shoe string budget. I did what I could the day before the session to do minor ducting/tidying up the engine bay. The turbos were a nightmare, i did not even want to touch them. As I recall it ran perfectly fine at the stock 5.5psi after the wastegate issue was fixed. If you were referring to the turbos spinning backwards before the precontrol had been disabled, it was known that it needed to be fixed when it arrived at the dyno and there were plenty of willing people to help resolve it.
As I recall someone suggested that a manual boost controller should be installed out of a certain Volvo, and to crank the boost up. Bob would have been perfectly happy leaving it, when he asked me about it, I shrugged and told him it was up to him, knowing the oil probably had not been changed since sitting for years. Steve agreed, the crowd however encouraged him to try it and Steve obliged. Not everything a tuner says is fact. If you recall he said my motor was blown and shouldnt be tuned. Guess what, its still running just fine at 336whp a year later. Dont get me wrong, Steve was a good tuner, but wanted to make sure I knew if it popped, it was my choice to let him tune it.
I have built many cars for people and will continue to do so. I however suggest you watch what you say about other people on a public forum. Oh and FYI, your completely wrong about Rob, I have only known of half a dozen engines in the past several years that his ONE assistant hasent put together. Rob handles the business and the finer points of building high dollar race engines. Such as mocking up 3 rotor renisis blocks, ect. His assistant gets the engines out the door and has been trained to build them to the same quality Rob has been for years.
08-17-09, 12:27 PM
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I wasn't at all referring to Pineapple. If you recall the white FD that came from Alaska I don't believe a shop built that motor. I am pretty sure it was a DIY job, but maybe I'm mistaken. As far as a public forum is concerned everyone has opinions and that's why we post, if you're offended I'm sorry, but no matter whose fault it was that car was neglected, and yes I'm aware the engine had not been run regularly prior to the tune.
08-17-09, 12:28 PM
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I just don't see 0-40 standing up to rotary temps with a large turbo involved too... I wouldn't trust it's weight against those temperatures. I would expect if I ran 0-40 that my **** would break too... We're not talking seals, we're talking bearings and whatnot
08-17-09, 01:07 PM
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Tim, I am just poking at you but I didnt say that, I am just saying the motor wouldn't blow after 1 pull because of the weight of the oil. It would be a long term affect. I bet I could get a way with running butter for more than one pull instead of oil lol.
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